FLASHBACK: "Russia Hid Saddam's WMDs" (Washington Times, 10/2/03)

The Washington Times (via FrontPageMag) ^ | October 2, 2003 | Ion Mihai Pacepa

[dynoman]

Look at this;

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1198425/replies?c=18

[dynoman]

More by at the thread, it's a short thread.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1198425/posts

[Light Speed]

Yes....Russia approached France to launch satellites at Kourou in French Guyana.
Its a joint venture...France is kicking in some 300-million-euro ($345 million)

Kourou is home for Arianne and is being redesigned to handle Soyuz and the new Soyuz 3.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

At the time the Soyuz-3 concept made its public debut at Moscow Air Show in August 2005, few technical details on the launcher had been available. During one of the public events in Moscow, a photographer snapped a picture of a space official holding a card with the Soyuz-3 specifications. In the new age of digital photography and the Internet, a reproduction of the card with key specs of the Soyuz-3 easily discernible was orbiting cyberspace long before the officials or industry publications "informed" the public.
The Soyuz-3 apparently borrowed body dimensions for the 1st and 2nd stages from the Avrora project. The top section of the 2nd stage (also known as core or sustainer stage) would have a cylindrical shape with the constant diameter, as oppose to conical shape of its predecessors. Like Avrora, the Soyuz-3 would carry NK-33 engine, inherited from the ill-fated N1 rocket, developed during the Moon Race between the USSR and the United States in the 1960s. However, the scale model apparently lacked RD-110P steering engine on the 2nd stage.
The first stage, traditionally comprised of four conical strap-on boosters, would be equipped with a modified version of the RD-120 engine, borrowed from currently operational Zenit-2 rocket.
Finally, the biggest change would come in the third stage, which sould be developed from scratch and equipped with four RD-0146E engines, burning cryogenically cooled liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. The basic concept of the engine was also intended for upper stages of the Proton-M and Angara launch vehicles.

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Russia has also signed joint space ventures with China,India and even Brazil.

[jonrick46]

I think certain DemonRATs have top secret information about the status of the WMDs. Since it would be a huge security breach to reveal any details, they are using it to their advantage. Knowing that President Bush cannot spill the beans without a major impeachment charge which would remove him from office, they are poking the President in the eye with it. Every time they make the charge that President Bush made a rush to judgment without the facts, the President gets squeezed tighter in the corner.

The DemonRATs are trying to build a case that the country was led by a fool who exploited 9-11 for his political advantage. The only way they can do that is by rewriting history and by exploiting the situation that prevents information being revealed that is of the highest order of secrecy. With the public so out of touch with reality, the DemonRATs could hallucinate anything and the public would buy it.

I am in fear for my country if the DemonRATs get in power again.

[Grampa Dave]

That is one way to look at their behavior the past couple of years.

They are true scumbags, and if they return to power, we will enter the hot phase of the Civil War II.

[PhilDragoo]

Isn't it special that Nunn-Lugar pays for Russia's nuclear security?

[Alia]

I've got some boning up to do. Thank you both.

[jonrick46]

As a side note, did you see President Bush with Putin today? I detected a great smile of relief on President Bush's face. I think there will be great results with our two countries working together on the terrorism problem (something that both countries are dealing with)

[Grampa Dave]

Lets hope so.

So far, most of us haven't been too relieved about Putin and his involvements with Iraq, Iran and Syria.